Prevalence of diabetes is higher among female than male Zuni Indians

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Scavini, Marina ^a,b   Stidley, Christine A ^a,c   Shah, Vallabh O ^c   Narva, Andrew S ^d   Tentori, Francesca ^c,e   Kessler, David S ^f   Bobelu, Arlene ^a   Albert, Carleton P ^c   Bobelu, Jeanette ^c   Jamon, Eunice ^c   Natachu, Kathy ^c   Neha, Donica ^c   Waikaniwa, Mildred ^c   Welty, Thomas K ^c   Macclver, Jean W ^g   Zager, Philip G ^c  

^a Dialysis Clinic Inc   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f Zuni Indian Hospital   (United States)

^g SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0042671429     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.1.55     Document Type: Article

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